Future Foundation
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I saw that earlier today. That shot is gorgeous.
It sucks it got delayed (again), but I'm still grabbing it whenever it drops. That trailer was AMAZING.
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I saw that earlier today. That shot is gorgeous.
It sucks it got delayed (again), but I'm still grabbing it whenever it drops. That trailer was AMAZING.
Batman Arkham Origins remaster?
Discotheque
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that's closer to the nolan logo. i take it they wanted to do their own thing (as well as snyder being so beholden to miller's work). will probably slim down a little more for justice league. batman no longer eating those batpies as he has to get back to work.
Good lord that is beautiful.
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Lord Virgin
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Zack too subtle for the audiences.
I mean Zack is saying all the right things... it's always the execution...
Zack needs a great writer to compliment his great visuals. Someone like Larry Fong does to put the imagery in his head on screen that can put to paper the story he wants to tell.
I mean Zack is saying all the right things... it's always the execution...
I have a hard time reading that.
jombag
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KDash31987
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Yeah... visually, he's on a whole other level. He knows how to rip pages from a comic book and capture them so well. You can freeze so many parts of the trailers/scenes and just admire the camera angle and the framing of everything... it's even more impressive that it's constantly happening and that it's all in movement.
He needs a good script though, that's his failing or his biggest weak point... he needs to do a better job of addressing script issues or getting a team together that he can trust in delivering a good script (Terrio/Affleck).
Schweinehund
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I have a supes logo BvS shirt from the dc store. I like it, the wash hasn't really affected it besides shrinking it a bit, which is normal.
Anyway I'm hoping once BvS comes out, WB just rides that hype train. We're already getting creatives for Rebirth titles the weekend that BvS drops.
I bet we're going to hear something about Suicide Squad or Superman game real soon. I refuse to believe neither of these things are launching before the end of the year. I'm expecting a Batman solo film to be slotted within a week of the movie coming out as well.
Anyway I'm hoping once BvS comes out, WB just rides that hype train. We're already getting creatives for Rebirth titles the weekend that BvS drops.
I bet we're going to hear something about Suicide Squad or Superman game real soon. I refuse to believe neither of these things are launching before the end of the year. I'm expecting a Batman solo film to be slotted within a week of the movie coming out as well.
Halcyon
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How do you actually purchase these things. I wouldn't mind the older Superman/Armored Bats one but the only place I can find it is ebay and it's like 65 dollars.
So I watched Man of Steel again last night (first time since I saw it in the theater). I remembered not liking it very much, but I figured I'd give it another go, try to get hyped up for BvS. Unfortunately, I still found the movie to be a rather underwhelming mixed bag. I'm still trying to feel more positive about BvS, so I'm asking if the things that put me off of MoS might be fixed through the change in who's doing what. For me, there were three huge issues:
1. The Shakey Cam - Before anything else even has a chance to make an impression, I was stunned with how jittery the camera work was. That opening scene in the Kryptonian council chambers, the camera was everywhere, just bouncing around like mad. After the initial shock, I figured "ok, well, Krypton is going to hell, maybe it's an indicator of the planet shaking or impending doom or something"...but then it continued into the next scene, and the next. By the time we got to the quiet scene between Pa Kent and young Clark talking about what happened with the school bus, and it was still going on, I realized it had nothing to do with action or building tension or anything like that. So, was this Snyder's doing? Should I expect the same from BvS? Or has a cinematographer changed and will result in an overall steadier presentation (with kinetic camera work still used for action)?
2. The Story - well, some of it. OK, so it plays out as more of a sci-fi movie than a superhero one...that's fine. But there are things that make absolutely no sense (Mystical Jor-El, Zod insisting that Lois come with, Pa Kent teaching Clark fear and selfishness, etc). I'm assuming this was largely Goyer's doing, and his name is still attached to BvS. Should I be worried? Mind you, I don't have the issue people do with the destruction, or neck-snapping, or even hobo-Clark being a douche bag, but there were just a few too many things that felt could have been caught in a script review by another writer. Is Goyer still the BWOC? or did he do a first pass and Chris Terrio come in to massage it?
3. Breathing Room - or, lack of it. MoS starts at 10, and then goes nonstop, from Krypton to the oil rig to school to the school bus. Half an hour into the movie, we get our first quiet scene, with Johnathan Kent talking to Clark and showing him the pod. Then we're pretty much back into it in the Arctic. Finally, when Zod & Co. show up, there's an hour left in the movie, and that, again, goes non-stop. Now, from Snyder, I've seen 300, Watchmen, and Sucker Punch, and while he is a very action-oriented director, I think MoS suffers from this the most. Part of that may be due to my first issue, which doesn't allow the quiet scenes to be, well, quiet. With Snyder still at the helm, I don't see BvS being any different...but am hoping someone will have some insight and prove me wrong.
I should note that, although I ultimately did not take to MoS, there were some things I really appreciated about the film. Snyder, if nothing else, puts up amazing images on the screen. I really think the guy should be a cinematographer or something because his talent in this is unquestionable. Also, I liked approaching the material like a sci-fi movie. MoS shares a lot more in style and feel and presentation with a movie like Prometheus than it does with something like Spider-Man. Finally, I didn't see anything wrong with Cavill as Superman. Sure, he was a bit broody and was angryman a lot, but I chalked that up to him trying to find himself, and would hope to see the bright, friendly Supes now that he's been out doing the 'saving people' thing for a while (even though I guess the trailers have only shown angryman again...but they're mostly focused on the fighting).
OK, this went on WAY longer than I expected...so...
tl:dr Comparing to MoS, should I expect more of the same from BvS? Or has there been a big enough changing of the guard?
1. The Shakey Cam - Before anything else even has a chance to make an impression, I was stunned with how jittery the camera work was. That opening scene in the Kryptonian council chambers, the camera was everywhere, just bouncing around like mad. After the initial shock, I figured "ok, well, Krypton is going to hell, maybe it's an indicator of the planet shaking or impending doom or something"...but then it continued into the next scene, and the next. By the time we got to the quiet scene between Pa Kent and young Clark talking about what happened with the school bus, and it was still going on, I realized it had nothing to do with action or building tension or anything like that. So, was this Snyder's doing? Should I expect the same from BvS? Or has a cinematographer changed and will result in an overall steadier presentation (with kinetic camera work still used for action)?
2. The Story - well, some of it. OK, so it plays out as more of a sci-fi movie than a superhero one...that's fine. But there are things that make absolutely no sense (Mystical Jor-El, Zod insisting that Lois come with, Pa Kent teaching Clark fear and selfishness, etc). I'm assuming this was largely Goyer's doing, and his name is still attached to BvS. Should I be worried? Mind you, I don't have the issue people do with the destruction, or neck-snapping, or even hobo-Clark being a douche bag, but there were just a few too many things that felt could have been caught in a script review by another writer. Is Goyer still the BWOC? or did he do a first pass and Chris Terrio come in to massage it?
3. Breathing Room - or, lack of it. MoS starts at 10, and then goes nonstop, from Krypton to the oil rig to school to the school bus. Half an hour into the movie, we get our first quiet scene, with Johnathan Kent talking to Clark and showing him the pod. Then we're pretty much back into it in the Arctic. Finally, when Zod & Co. show up, there's an hour left in the movie, and that, again, goes non-stop. Now, from Snyder, I've seen 300, Watchmen, and Sucker Punch, and while he is a very action-oriented director, I think MoS suffers from this the most. Part of that may be due to my first issue, which doesn't allow the quiet scenes to be, well, quiet. With Snyder still at the helm, I don't see BvS being any different...but am hoping someone will have some insight and prove me wrong.
I should note that, although I ultimately did not take to MoS, there were some things I really appreciated about the film. Snyder, if nothing else, puts up amazing images on the screen. I really think the guy should be a cinematographer or something because his talent in this is unquestionable. Also, I liked approaching the material like a sci-fi movie. MoS shares a lot more in style and feel and presentation with a movie like Prometheus than it does with something like Spider-Man. Finally, I didn't see anything wrong with Cavill as Superman. Sure, he was a bit broody and was angryman a lot, but I chalked that up to him trying to find himself, and would hope to see the bright, friendly Supes now that he's been out doing the 'saving people' thing for a while (even though I guess the trailers have only shown angryman again...but they're mostly focused on the fighting).
OK, this went on WAY longer than I expected...so...
tl:dr Comparing to MoS, should I expect more of the same from BvS? Or has there been a big enough changing of the guard?
New writer, new director of photography, new creative team. Expect a very different kind of story with a very distinct look.
I enjoyed Superman:TAS and Batman Beyond way more than Batman:TAS. I really thought a lot of the episodes sucked (especially the Bane one...wtf?).
Pretty much the only remaining aspects of Man of Steel going into Batman v Superman is the director, costume designer and music composer, lol.
Eh he was never a complex character to begin with I think he'll be fine.
Wait, he grows real spikes?
To be fair, Wonder Woman is barely a character. I get why she's going to impress people, since people loved that Kryptonian from Man of Murder, but then Superman's brother from another mother deserves something.
It's a sad life for others this year. Handicap match (aka legal definition of assault) in March, Jeff Goldblum possibly wiping out an entire species in the summer, and who knows where we'll end up in Fantastic Beasts. That'll probably be the worst of them all. Probably have that freaky looking guy running his own slave trade.
Well, you have the confrontation at Lex's gathering, the first meet in costume, the fight, and the team up battle with Doomsday. 4 scenes would qualify as "not a lot".
I wonder what funny water the folks in this thread are drinking!
Dissaponting but understandable. Save us R cut.
Don't worry friend, at least you get a couple scenes. Plus, it's not really her movie. She gets her little moments, but it's all about that Buttman, with a side of Lex, drizzled in Supersauce.
Did the Kryptonian in Man of Steel even speak? I just remember her wrecking those soldiers.
Superman:TAS didn't last as long so not nearly as much baggage as B:TAS. Understandable that someone could like it more. I do think B:TAS just had way higher highs than Superman:TAS.
I did not care for Batman Beyond at all.
I remember thinking I'd love to see a Batman Beyond movie with Christian Bale. They could make it about twenty years from now, and we could return to that universe, while learning that cop ended up dead since he sucked. Then I realized why ruin a good ending, and let Baleman live in peace.
I'd like a standalone Batman Beyond though. The idea of a futuristic Gotham, and a retired Bruce Wayne, while someone else takes up the mantle of Batman is interesting.
You've been changing your avi a few times recently. Twice today I think. What gives? Where's the holding boobs one goddammit!?
Lol that's true. She was a very generic character with no growth or arc and people thought she was better than Zod for some strange reason... probably because she was a lady. Swap her out with a generic dude actor, no one remembers him.
Maddocks
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300+ avatars! you can change it once a day for a year and be a mystery to the world, like a international spy.
KDash31987
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Faora? Yeah, she had quite a few lines.
Major Gripex
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Hahaha, true. I wouldn't recognize any of you weirdos if it wasn't for your avatars. Except Penguin but that's because I pronounce his name like Benedict Cumberbatch. Pengwen.
On the topic of avatars I think I'm probably going to change back to my old one. I think I've proven that Rope Guy will be the stand out king in Suicide Squad.
Future Foundation
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In fairness: that sounds like Boba Fett, and we already know what's up with him. I think people will gravitate to characters that look cool/do cool shit.
Poodlestrike
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I changed my avatar to Croc, people complained. Back to Jaime.
I don't like him to be honest for that same reason lol.
I don't doubt that for a second. I've said it since Day 1 that this movie will make bank.
People saying it will bomb have no clue what bomb is.
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